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Description

Here, on May 8, 1846, 2,300 U.S. Army soldiers led by Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor engaged 3,300 Mexican troops under the command of Maj. Gen. Mariano Arista in the first of two important battles of the Mexican War founght on American soil. Galling fire from Taylor's artillery kept Mexican forces from reaching the American line. After the battle, the Mexican troops began their retreat to behind the Resaca de la Palma; Taylor's victory here made the invasion of Mexico possible. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 19, 1960

National Register information

Note: The following information comes from the NRHP database and has not been verified.

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966